Claudia (play)

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Claudia, a story about a naive young wife's maturing, is a 1941 play by Rose Franken. [1]

Claudia is an American literary character created by author Rose Franken. An article in Life magazine's March 31, 1941, issue said, "One of the oddest phenomena in the entertainment world is how a little idea like Claudia can grow into big business."

Rose Franken, was an American author and playwright best known for her Claudia stories, plus the books, films, and plays based on them.

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Broadway play

Claudia, based on Franken's 1939 novel, premiered as a play on Broadway in 1941. The play was written and directed by Rose Franken and produced by John Golden. The show starred Dorothy McGuire as Claudia Naughton and Donald Cook as David Naughton. When it closed in 1943, it had run for a total of 722 performances.

Broadway theatre class of professional theater presented in New York City, New York, USA

Broadway theatre, commonly known as Broadway, refers to the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is widely considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.

John Golden American playright

John Lionel Golden was an American actor, songwriter, author and theatrical producer. His best-known song is Poor Butterfly. He produced many Broadway shows, and four films.

Dorothy McGuire actress

Dorothy Hackett McGuire was an American actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress for Friendly Persuasion (1956).

Books

Franken's Claudia: The Story of a Marriage was released in 1939, the first in a series of books which would be followed by Another Claudia (1943), Young Claudia (1946), The Marriage of Claudia (1948), From Claudia to David (1949), two 1952 novels, and a 1958 omnibus edition called The Complete Book of Claudia. The Claudia series explored the challenges and delights of family relationships that foster personal growth.

Films

Claudia was first made into a film, Claudia (1943), followed by Claudia and David in 1946.

<i>Claudia</i> (1943 film) 1943 film by Edmund Goulding

Claudia is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Edmund Goulding, and written by Morrie Ryskind. The film stars Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Ina Claire, Reginald Gardiner, Olga Baclanova, and Jean Howard. The film was released on November 4, 1943, by 20th Century Fox. The film was based on a Broadway play from 1941.

Claudia and David is a 1946 film directed by Walter Lang. It stars Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young. Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film Claudia (1943) Like its predecessor, Claudia and David was based on a series of short stories by Rose Franken, which also inspired a successful stage play and radio series.

Television

In January 1952, NBC-TV premiered a series based on Claudia, The Story of a Marriage . [2]

<i>Claudia</i> (U.S. TV series)

Claudia is an American television program that was broadcast live on NBC January 6, 1952 - March 23, 1952 and on CBS March 31, 1952 - June 30, 1952. The situation comedy was based on Rose Franken's short stories and novels about a young woman's romance.

Radio

The play was first adapted for radio in a segment on the June 6, 1941, episode of The Kate Smith Hour . When Smith's program went off the air for the summer, a 30-minute version, Claudia and David , filled her time slot. [3]

Claudia and David is an American old-time radio drama. One version was broadcast on CBS July 4, 1941 - September 26, 1941 and another was syndicated in 1947.

In 1949, the British Broadcasting Corporation presented two 90-minute productions of Claudia. [4]

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters are at Broadcasting House in Westminster, London, and it is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees. It employs over 20,950 staff in total, 16,672 of whom are in public sector broadcasting. The total number of staff is 35,402 when part-time, flexible, and fixed-contract staff are included.

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References

  1. ↑ Sherilyn Brandenstein, "Rose Dorothy Lewin Franken," The Handbook of Texas Online
  2. ↑ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 167. ISBN   0-14-02-4916-8.
  3. ↑ "To Serialize 'Claudia'" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 3, 1941. p. 61. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Meloneys to London For 'Claudia' Airings" (PDF). Billboard. February 12, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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